Monument record MHG15545 - Royal Highland Hotel, Academy Street, Inverness

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Grid reference Centred NH 6678 4541 (56m by 65m)
Map sheet NH64NE
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish INVERNESS AND BONA
Geographical Area INVERNESS

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NH64NE 216 6678 4543

For (associated) Inverness Station (NH 668 454), see NH64NE 150.00.

This hotel was opened in 1856 and purchased by the Highland Rly in 1876.
O Carter 1990.

Station Hotel, forming one side of Station Square. Begun by Joseph Mitchell c. 1855 but recast in 1858-9 by Matthews and Lawrie as a muddled Italianate composition with towers at the NW and SE; Alexander Ross added the assertive Roman Doric portico in 1898.
J Gifford 1992.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Carter, O. 1990. An illustrated history of British Railway hotels 1838-1983. 22, 26, 77, 84, 93, 121.
  • --- Text/Publication/Monograph: Gifford, J. 1992. Highland and Islands. The Buildings of Scotland. Paper (Original). 199.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Tatlow, P. 1985. Highland railway miscellany: a pictorial record of the company's activities in the public eye and behind the scenes. pl. 236.

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Aug 31 2009 4:07PM

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